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Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau
2017
$121.50
Domaine Jean Grivot is one of Burgundy's greatest small family estates, and their story is a classic Burgundy family story. They were one of the first families in Vosne Romanee to bottle and sell their own wine, beginning in the 1930's. The estate has been run by fifth-generation vigneron Etienne Grivot since 1987 with his wife Marielle. The domaine is an impressive 15ha in total, but in classic 'small is beautiful' Burgundian fashion it takes little bits of 22 different appellations to cobble...
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Siblings Mathilde and Hubert are now at the helm, guided by father Etienne, in what appears to be one of the most felicitous generational transitions to be found in all of Burgundy. Winemaking will be familiar to readers, having evolved in the direction of gentler extraction and greater transparency since the 2008 vintage: destemmed grapes retained intact, classical cuvaisons of some three weeks' duration with mostly pumping over, and élevage in oak barrels.
''The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau is showing well, bursting with aromas of raspberries, rose petals, cherries, candied peel and grilled squab. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, with a sappy core of fruit and melting tannins, concluding with a delicately chalky finish.'' - William Kelley (Wine Advocate)
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau is showing well, bursting with aromas of raspberries, rose petals, cherries, candied peel and grilled squab. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, with a sappy core of fruit and melting tannins, concluding with a delicately chalky finish.
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